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Re:Why I quit using SwiftUI on Sunday August 28, 2022 @04:00PM (#32631535)
My SwiftUI codebase for https://equater.app definitely has some "// TODO: when apple fixes X" comments, but there's no denying the MASSIVE developer velocity I gained from using the framework.

If the bugs are bad enough I can always do something custom in UIKit via UIViewRepresentable.

Re:Email startup Superhuman lays off 22% of staff on Friday June 03, 2022 @10:04PM (#31616170)
I wonder what the economics of this product look like at $9.99/month. I'm rooting for them. I think the vast majority of people that would pay for premium software can't justify paying more for email than they pay for JetBrains, Adobe, or Figma/Sketch.

I've seen the happy customers paying $30. I just wonder if they're missing out on 5-10 more happy customers for every 1 of those that's willing to pay $9.99.

Re:Spotify Model for Open Source on Friday January 07, 2022 @11:45PM (#29848696)
Oops, sorry. Here you go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6S-b_k-ZKY

Spotify Model for Open Source

Posted by robertbmenke on Thursday January 06, 2022 @12:48PM
from the self-post dept.

Today I watched this excellent video on yet another open source horror story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d15DP5zqnYE.It led me to ponder how other ecosystems like Spotify, Youtube, Twitch, and others incentivize creators and create a path towards a sustainable lifestyle.Why isn't leading a massive project like FFMPEG as lucrative as being a successful Twitch streamer or Youtuber?I realize...

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Re:Blender 3.0 on Friday December 03, 2021 @01:19PM (#29433220)
It is truly amazing that I can download and use a tool with this much capability for free. What a time to be alive.
Re:EmacsConf 2021 – Live Now on Saturday November 27, 2021 @02:36PM (#29362725)
I love the emacs philosophy. Doom emacs with evil mode is a gorgeous experience. However, once LSP and a few plugins are running it's just too slow to use. I hope one day we'll have a multi-threaded version of emacs that can compete with VSCode, JetBrains, and Xcode.
Re:Important women in CS who aren't Grace Hopper (2018) on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @09:55PM (#22305308)
To Betty Holberton, inventor of breakpoints, thank you. Sincerely, everyone.
Re:Visa Buys Plaid on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:49PM (#22039621)
Yikes, $1 per transaction pull? Wonder if there's a way to only pull transactions when a charge for a specific vendor comes across.